NASA's Earth Observatory research published in November 2009

NASA Earth Observatory Research, November 2009

1. October 2009
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2. December 2009

1. State and Parameter Estimation of Hydrologic Models Using the Constrained Ensemble Kalman Filter, Wang, D., Y. Chen, and X. Cai, Water Resources Research, November 14, 2009 (Vol. 45, W11416, doi:10.1029/2008WR007401)
2. Remote Sensing of Suspended Sediment Concentration, Flow Velocity, and Lake Recharge in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada, Pavelsky, T. M., and L. C. Smith, Water Resources Research, November 14, 2009 (Vol. 45, W11417, doi:10.1029/2008WR007424)
3. Pattern and Velocity of Propagation of the Global Ocean Eddy Variability, Fu, L.-L., Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 14, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11017, doi:10.1029/2009JC005349)
4. A Global Survey of CALIPSO Linear Depolarization Ratios in Ice Clouds: Initial Findings, Sassen, K., and J. Zhu, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 14, 2009 (Vol. 114, D00H07, doi:10.1029/2009JD012279)
5. Partitioning Recent Greenland Mass Loss, Michiel van den Broeke, Jonathan Bamber, Janneke Ettema, Eric Rignot, Ernst Schrama, Willem Jan van de Berg, Erik van Meijgaard, Isabella Velicogna, and Bert Wouters, Science, November 13, 2009 (Vol. 326, No. 5955, doi: 10.1126/science.1178176)
6. Influence of Extreme Storm Events on West Florida Shelf CDOM Distributions, Conmy, R. N., P. G. Coble, J. P. Cannizzaro, and C. A. Heil, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, November 12, 2009 (Vol. 114, G00F04, doi:10.1029/2009JG000981)
7. Strong Southward Transport Events Due to Typhoons in the Taiwan Strait, Zhang, W.-Z., H.-S. Hong, S.-P. Shang, X.-H. Yan, and F. Chai, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 11, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11013, doi:10.1029/2009JC005372)
8. Improved Modeling of the Arctic Halocline with a Subgrid-Scale Brine Rejection Parameterization, Nguyen, A. T., D. Menemenlis, and R. Kwok, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 11, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11014, doi:10.1029/2008JC005121)
9. An Elevated Large-Scale Dust Veil from the Taklimakan Desert: Intercontinental Transport and Three-Dimensional Structure as Captured by CALIPSO and Regional and Global Models, Yumimoto, K., Eguchi, K., Uno, I., Takemura, T., Liu, Z., Shimizu, A., and Sugimoto, N., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 11, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
10. Post-Rifting Relaxation in the Afar Region, Ethiopia, Nooner, S. L., L. Bennati, E. Calais, W. R. Buck, I. J. Hamling, T. J. Wright, and E. Lewi, Geophysical Research Letters, November 11, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21308, doi:10.1029/2009GL040502)
11. Evaluation of Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer Cloud Motion Vectors Using NOAA Radar Wind Profiler Data, Hinkelman, L. M., R. T. Marchand, and T. P. Ackerman, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 11, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21207, doi:10.1029/2008JD011107)
12. Modeling of High-Latitude Spring Freshet from AMSR-E Passive Microwave Observations, Yan, F., J. Ramage, and R. McKenney, Water Resources Research, November 11, 2009 (Vol. 45, W11408, doi:10.1029/2008WR007370)
13. Exploiting the Weekly Cycle as Observed Over Europe to Analyse Aerosol Indirect Effects in Two Climate Models, Quaas, J., Boucher, O., Jones, A., Weedon, G. P., Kieser, J., and Joos, H., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 9, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
14. Self-Consistent Evolution of Auroral Downward-Current Region Ion Outflow and Moving Double Layer, Hwang, K.-J., R. E. Ergun, D. L. Newman, J.-B. Tao, and L. Andersson, Geophysical Research Letters, November 7, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21104, doi:10.1029/2009GL040585)
15. Simulating Marine Boundary Layer Clouds Over the Eastern Pacific in a Regional Climate Model with Double-Moment Cloud Microphysics, Lauer, A., Y. Wang, V. T. J. Phillips, C. S. McNaughton, R. Bennartz, and A. D. Clarke, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 7, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21205, doi:10.1029/2009JD012201)
16. Modulation in Interannual Sea Ice Patterns in the Southern Ocean in Association with Large-Scale Atmospheric Mode Shift, Udagawa, Y., Y. Tachibana, and K. Yamazaki, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 6, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21103, doi:10.1029/2009JD011807)
17. A Global Comparison of Carbon Monoxide Profiles and Column Amounts from Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) and Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT), Ho, S.-P., D. P. Edwards, J. C. Gille, M. Luo, G. B. Osterman, S. S. Kulawik, and H. Worden, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 6, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21307, doi:10.1029/2009JD012242)
18. Diurnal Cycle of Air Pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: 2. Modeling Results, Panday, A. K., R. G. Prinn, and C. Schär, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 6, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21308, doi:10.1029/2008JD009808)
19. How Well Can Satellite Data Characterize the Water Cycle of the Madden-Julian Oscillation?, Waliser, D. E., B. Tian, X. Xie, W. T. Liu, M. J. Schwartz, and E. J. Fetzer, Geophysical Research Letters, November 6, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21803, doi:10.1029/2009GL040005)
20. Extreme Saharan Dust Event Over the Southern Iberian Peninsula in September 2007: Active and Passive Remote Sensing from Surface and Satellite, Guerrero-Rascado, J. L., Olmo, F. J., Avilés-Rodríguez, I., Navas-Guzmán, F., Pérez-Ramírez, D., Lyamani, H., and Alados Arboledas, L., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 6, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
21. NOx Production by Lightning in Hector: First Airborne Measurements During SCOUT-O3/ACTIVE, Huntrieser, H., Schlager, H., Lichtenstern, M., Roiger, A., Stock, P., Minikin, A., Höller, H., Schmidt, K., Betz, H.-D., Allen, G., Viciani, S., Ulanovsky, A., Ravegnani, F., and Brunner, D., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
22. Pan Arctic Terrestrial Snowmelt Trends (1979–2008) from Spaceborne Passive Microwave Data and Correlation with the Arctic Oscillation, Tedesco, M., M. Brodzik, R. Armstrong, M. Savoie, and J. Ramage, Geophysical Research Letters, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21402, doi:10.1029/2009GL039672)
23. Decadal Variability in Biogeochemical Models: Comparison with a 50-Year Ocean Colour Dataset, Henson, S. A., D. Raitsos, J. P. Dunne, and A. McQuatters-Gollop, Geophysical Research Letters, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21601, doi:10.1029/2009GL040874)
24. Low-Frequency Exchange of Mass Between Ocean Basins, Chambers, D. P., and J. K. Willis, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11008, doi:10.1029/2009JC005518)
25. The High-Lakes Project, Cabrol, N. A., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 114, G00D06, doi:10.1029/2008JG000818)
26. Impact of Anthropogenic Aerosols on Indian Summer Monsoon, Wang, C., D. Kim, A. M. L. Ekman, M. C. Barth, and P. J. Rasch, Geophysical Research Letters, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21704, doi:10.1029/2009GL040114)
27. A New Water Vapor Algorithm for TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Measurements Based on a Log Linear Relationship, Wang, Y., Y. Fu, G. Liu, Q. Liu, and L. Sun, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 5, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21304, doi:10.1029/2008JD011057)
28. Cirrus Clouds and Deep Convection in the Tropics: Insights from CALIPSO and CloudSat, Sassen, K., Z. Wang, and D. Liu, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 4, 2009 (Vol. 114, D00H06, doi:10.1029/2009JD011916)
29. Impact of Deforestation on Regional Surface Temperatures and Moisture in the Maya Lowlands of Guatemala, Manoharan, V. S., R. M. Welch, and R. O. Lawton, Geophysical Research Letters, November 4, 2009 (Vol. 36, L21701, doi:10.1029/2009GL040818)
30. Direct Measurements of the Effect of Biomass Burning Over the Amazon on the Atmospheric Temperature Profile, Davidi, A., Koren, I., and Remer, L., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
31. Observations of Heterogeneous Reactions Between Asian Pollution and Mineral Dust Over the Eastern North Pacific During INTEX-B, McNaughton, C. S., Clarke, A. D., Kapustin, V., Shinozuka, Y., Howell, S. G., Anderson, B. E., Winstead, E., Dibb, J., Scheuer, E., Cohen, R. C., Wooldridge, P., Perring, A., Huey, L. G., Kim, S., Jimenez, J. L., Dunlea, E. J., DeCarlo, P. F., Wennberg, P. O., Crounse, J. D., Weinheimer, A. J., and Flocke, F., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
32. Carbon Monoxide Distributions from the IASI/METOP Mission: Evaluation with Other Space-Borne Remote Sensors, George, M., Clerbaux, C., Hurtmans, D., Turquety, S., Coheur, P.-F., Pommier, M., Hadji-Lazaro, J., Edwards, D. P., Worden, H., Luo, M., Rinsland, C., and McMillan, W., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
33. Transition to Superparamagnetism in Chains of Magnetosome Crystals, Newell, A. J., Geochemistry, Geophyiscs, Geosystems, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 10, Q11Z08, doi:10.1029/2009GC002538)
34. DNSC08 Mean Sea Surface and Mean Dynamic Topography Models, Andersen, O. B., and P. Knudsen, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11001, doi:10.1029/2008JC005179)
35. Changes in Total Ocean Mass Derived from GRACE, GPS, and Ocean Modeling with Weekly Resolution, Rietbroek, R., S.-E. Brunnabend, C. Dahle, J. Kusche, F. Flechtner, J. Schröter, and R. Timmerm, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11004, doi:10.1029/2009JC005449)
36. Influence of Ocean Circulation on Phytoplankton Biomass Distribution in the Balearic Sea: Study Based on Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor and Altimetry Satellite Data, Jordi, A., G. Basterretxea, and S. Anglès, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 114, C11005, doi:10.1029/2009JC005301)
37. An Aerosol Boomerang: Rapid Around-the-World Transport of Smoke from the December 2006 Australian Forest Fires Observed from Space, Dirksen, R. J., K. Folkert Boersma, J. de Laat, P. Stammes, G. R. van der Werf, M. Val Martin, and H. M. Kelder, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, November 3, 2009 (Vol. 114, D21201, doi:10.1029/2009JD012360)
38. Daytime SABER/TIMED Observations of Water Vapor in the Mesosphere: Retrieval Approach and First Results, Feofilov, A. G., Kutepov, A. A., Pesnell, W. D., Goldberg, R. A., Marshall, B. T., Gordley, L. L., García-Comas, M., López-Puertas, M., Manuilova, R. O., Yankovsky, V. A., Petelina, S. V., and Russell III, J. M., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 2, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
39. Testing Aerosol Properties in MODIS Collection 4 and 5 Using Airborne Sunphotometer Observations in INTEX-B/MILAGRO, Redemann, J., Zhang, Q., Livingston, J., Russell, P., Shinozuka, Y., Clarke, A., Johnson, R., and Levy, R., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, November 2, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 21)
40. Generation of Banded Iron Formations by Internal Dynamics and Leaching of Oceanic Crust, Yifeng Wang, Huifang Xu, Enrique Merino & Hiromi Konishi, Nature Geoscience, November 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 11, doi:10.1038/ngeo652)
41. Core Formation and Metal–Silicate Fractionation of Osmium and Iridium from Gold, James M. Brenan & William F. McDonough, Nature Geoscience, November 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 11, doi:10.1038/ngeo658)
42. Multiscale Estimation of GPS Velocity Fields, Carl Tape, Pablo Musé, Mark Simons, Danan Dong, Frank Webb, Geophysical Journal International, November 2009 (Vol. 179, No. 2, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04337.x)